PSA: Watch out for these scams as Amazon Prime Day goes live

Amazon Prime Day is now live, with millions of deals offering all-time low prices. This includes significant discounts on a wide range of Apple products. But security researchers warn that thousands of fake Amazon domains have been registered, with a number of scams to watch out for …

Amazon Prime Day is a great time to make those purchases you’ve been thinking about for a while, with discounts on Apple products running as high as 25%.

But Amazon isn’t the only company keen to get its hands on your cash. Scammers use excitement around the event to find ways to part you from your money.

TNW reports that one team of security researchers found almost 7,000 fake Amazon domains have been registered in the six months leading up to this year’s Prime Day, some of which can be pretty convincing.

Check Point Research tracked 6,843 new domains created between December 2025 and May 2026 […] The phishing infrastructure includes fake Amazon storefronts designed to harvest credit card numbers, spoofed login pages that steal account credentials, and email campaigns with subject lines such as “Refund Due, Amazon System Error” that direct recipients to counterfeit sites.

Check Point flagged one campaign using a sender address mimicking Amazon’s customer service domain closely enough to bypass casual inspection.

How to protect yourself

Be very wary of clicking Amazon links in emails or web ads unless it’s from a known trusted source like 9to5Toys.

Amazon already has card details stored for Prime members, so any claimed Amazon website which asks you to enter or re-enter card details should be an immediate red flag.

Similarly, if Amazon needs to refund you for anything, it will email you asking you to choose between a refund to the original payment method or an Amazon gift card. In neither case will you have to supply any personal data. If a refund email or link asks you to supply card details, it’s a scam.

• Official Apple Store on Amazon
• Discounted AirPods Pro 3
• Wireless CarPlay adapter
• AirTag holders and accessories
• Mac Pro-style Mac mini casing
• NordVPN – privacy-first VPN with no logs and independent audits to verify

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